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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

How a Recording Studio Mishap Created the Famous Drum Sound That Defined 80s Music & Beyond

Open Culture: It’s not a subtle effect, by any means, which is precisely what makes it so effective. Gated reverb, the sound of an airbag deploying or weather balloon suddenly blowing out, an airy thud that pervades eighties pop, and the work of every musician thereafter who has referenced eighties pop, including CHVRCHES, Tegan and Sara, M83, Beyoncé, and Lorde, to name but a very few.

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